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Today's Word "alpenglow"

Reddish glow seen near sunset on mountain summits on

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alpenglow \AL-puhn-gloh\ (noun) - A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains.

"I had seen light similar to this in Switzerland, where it was known as alpenglow. But this was no ordinary alpenglow." -- Paul Watkins, 'The Ice Soldier'

 

Alpenglow is a partial translation of German Alpenglühen, from Alpen, "Alps" + glühen, "to glow."


 

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